Senior Systems Engineering & Architecture Leader

Telemetry Today LLC; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Epirus is a high-growth technology company that builds advanced power-management systems for national security. We are seeking a Director of Systems Engineering to scale our systems engineering organization from concept through verification and deployment.

The role will mentor Chief Engineers, establish architecture governance across hardware, software, and manufacturing, and drive cross-functional execution to deliver mission-ready systems on tight timelines.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 12+ years of Systems Engineering or closely related experience.
• Demonstrated experience building, leading, or scaling a Systems Engineering organization.
• Experience with DoD programs.
• Active SECRET clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Systems Engineering organization, establishing a culture of technical excellence, accountability, innovation, and collaboration.
• Build and scale Systems Engineering processes, capabilities, and talent pipelines to support a growing product portfolio.
• Serve as the senior system-level technical authority, providing architectural leadership and driving cross-functional technical trade-offs across performance, cost, schedule, manufacturability, and mission requirements.
• Lead system architecture reviews, interface definition, technical trade studies, and risk management to identify and retire key technical and integration risks early.
• Provide technical leadership across system integration, verification & validation, modeling, analysis, and test, ensuring system performance is measurable and validated against requirements and mission objectives.
• Establish technical baselines, readiness criteria, documentation standards, and clear ownership across Systems Engineering, hardware, software, manufacturing, and test.
• Partner closely with Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, Technical Program Management, and Chief Engineers to align technical strategy, product goals, resources, dependencies, and execution milestones.
• Represent Systems Engineering in internal and external technical reviews and engage directly with customers and stakeholders to ensure solutions remain aligned with requirements, architecture, and mission objectives.
• Plan and prioritize Systems Engineering resources and activities to support program milestones and business objectives.
• Develop and scale Systems Engineering proposal and estimation capabilities, including technical scope, staffing, schedules, assumptions, risks, technical writing, and solution development.

Skills

Systems engineering leadership

DoD programs experience

Security clearance

Education

BS/MS in Systems/Electrical/CS

Active SECRET clearance or eligibility

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Epirus is a high-growth technology company that builds advanced power-management systems for national security. We are seeking a Director of Systems Engineering to scale our systems engineering organization from concept through verification and deployment.

The role will mentor Chief Engineers, establish architecture governance across hardware, software, and manufacturing, and drive cross-functional execution to deliver mission-ready systems on tight timelines.